Trump lashes out at as progressive Democrats blast him in press conference
President Trump on Monday lashed out at Reps. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.), Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.), Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.) and Ayanna Pressley (D-Mass.) as the progressive Democrats held a press...
View ArticleSanders fundraises for congresswomen targeted in Trump tweets
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) asked supporters on Monday to donate to four progressive congresswomen targeted by President Trump in a series of tweets telling them to “go back” to other countries.“When I...
View ArticleDemocrats erupt over Trump attacks
Democrats unleashed a fury of criticism on President Trump throughout the day on Monday as his attacks on a group of minority congresswomen served to unite a divided caucus against the White House....
View ArticleTech executives to take hot seat at antitrust hearing
Silicon Valley is bracing for a high-stakes hearing on Tuesday as executives from the nation’s largest tech companies are summoned before a House investigation into their market power for the first...
View ArticleHouse GOP presses members to oppose resolution condemning Trump remarks as...
House GOP leaders are urging members of their conference to vote against a Democratic-led resolution condemning as racist President Trump’s remarks telling a group of minority congresswomen to “go...
View ArticlePro-impeachment Democrats wary of Al Green's floor vote push
House Democrats who favor an impeachment inquiry said Tuesday that Rep. Al Green's (D-Texas) decision to force a floor vote on impeaching President Trump in the coming days won't necessarily be helpful...
View ArticleCapitol Police chief says threats against lawmakers increasing
Capitol Police Chief Steven Sund said Tuesday that threats against members of Congress are on pace to exceed those received in fiscal 2018.During Sund's testimony before the House Administration...
View ArticleLiz Cheney calls Ayanna Pressley's comments at Netroots Nation...
House Republican Conference Chairwoman Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.) accused Rep. Ayanna Pressley (D-Mass.) on Tuesday of making "racist" remarks at a weekend event.Speaking about Pressley's statement at...
View Article82-year-old House Democrat asks 'The Squad' if he can join
Rep. Bill Pascrell (D-N.J.) could be the newest member of the House's "Squad" after the 82-year-old congressman asked his freshmen colleagues to be part of the tight-knit group.Pascrell tweeted the...
View ArticleOcasio-Cortez accuses GOP leader of being 'complicit in advancing racism...
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) bashed Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) on Tuesday after he defended President Trump from charges of racism.The New York Democrat accused McConnell...
View ArticleWhite House abruptly cancels Trump meeting with GOP leaders
A White House meeting on Tuesday between President Trump and Republican congressional leaders was abruptly scrapped due to a dispute on the House floor over a resolution condemning the president’s...
View ArticleGOP demands that Pelosi remarks be removed from record
Republicans on Tuesday demanded that Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s (D-Calif.) remarks blasting President Trump’s comments about four minority congresswomen as racist be removed from the record, freezing...
View ArticleGreen to file articles of impeachment against Trump on Tuesday night
Rep. Al Green (D-Texas) said that he plans to introduce his articles of impeachment against President Trump on Tuesday night and will force a House floor vote on them in the coming days.Green said in a...
View ArticleHouse votes against striking Pelosi remarks from record
The House voted against striking Speaker Nancy Pelosi's (D-Calif.) floor remarks blasting President Trump from the record on Tuesday after the House parliamentarian in a rare rebuke of the Speaker said...
View ArticleHow Trump suddenly brought Democrats together on a resolution condemning him
House Democrats united quickly Tuesday behind a resolution condemning President Trump's attacks on several female lawmakers of color. After huddling behind closed doors in the Capitol basement,...
View ArticleHouse votes to condemn Trump for 'racist comments'
The House on Tuesday voted to formally admonish President Trump, approving a resolution condemning as “racist” his tweets targeting four minority congresswomen.The 240-187 vote fell largely along...
View ArticleGreen files articles of impeachment against Trump, setting up floor vote
Rep. Al Green (D-Texas) filed articles of impeachment against President Trump on Tuesday under a process that will force a House floor vote by the end of this week. Green introduced his articles of...
View ArticleThe four Republicans who voted to condemn Trump's tweets
Four Republican lawmakers on Tuesday bucked their own party and voted in favor of a Democrat-led resolution condemning President Trump’s inflammatory tweets targeting a group of minority...
View ArticleLawmakers pay tribute to late Justice Stevens
Lawmakers paid tributes to the late Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens on Tuesday evening after the top court announced he had died at the age of 99. A leading liberal during his nearly 35 years...
View ArticleTrump praises GOP unity in opposing resolution condemning tweets
President Trump on Tuesday night praised House Republicans for their show of unity in voting against a Democrat-introduced resolution condemning as "racist" his tweets targeting four minority...
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